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Programmable Keyboard
A programmable keyboard is a keyboard which can be configured to perform a variety of custom commands with the use of hot keys. These hot keys can be programmed to access frequently used applications, while other keyboards have been specifically designed for programmable functions, with a range of potential configurations. Typically, a programmable keyboard is managed with a computer utility which can be used to record the desired commands.
A very basic programmable keyboard might have a row of buttons along a margin of the keypad which can be used to access favorite programs with one click. For example, the user might link the first button to an email program, another to a web browser, and another to a word processing program, allowing for quick access to these frequently-used programs. The keyboard may also have hot keys which can be used to magnify or reduce the size of an image on the screen, or to put the computer into a state of suspension or hibernation.
A keyboard may also be marketed to consumers who like to program their computer for a specific use. For example, a media keyboard might have programmable keys which can be used to turn the keyboard into a remote control for the computer, allowing the user to start, play, stop, pause, fast forward, and rewind media from a distance, and permitting remote control of the volume level. In a POS platform, you can program the hot keys to ring up a particular item or bundle kit item. You see these programmable keyboards most often at fast food restuarants where they strike one key to signify a food or drink item.
The Cherry 7000 compact programmable keyboard comes highly recommended, as Cherry is a top POS Brand for programmable keyboards. However, they seldom have this item in stock. A recommended alternative would be the ID Tech VersaKey Programmable Keyboard.
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